Sports dispatches Feb. 20

Friday boxing on tap at Dover Downs

The NABO welterweight title and a top 10 ranking in the World Boxing Organization are on the line when Philadelphia native Ray Robinson takes on Aslanbek Kozaev in the co-feature at Dover Downs on Friday.

Robinson (16-2 with seven knockouts) is the interim NABA welterweight champ and holds the USBA welterweight belt. Kozaev is 25-0-1 with seven KOs.

Delaware held a 4-2 advantage at halftime before the Leopards came out in the second half and immediately scored two goals to knot things up at 4-4.

McCartney broke that deadlock with the go-ahead goal at the 22:35 mark to spark a 6-0 Blue Hens run.

UD Mini Stadium renamed

Delaware Mini Stadium will now be known as the Stuart and Suzanne Grant Stadium. UD Trustee Stuart Grant and his wife, Suzanne Grant, recently donated $1.5 million for renovations to the facility, according to the university.

Grant Stadium is home to the UD men's and women's soccer teams and the women's outdoor track and field program.

According to a press release, renovation plans include replacing the current bleachers and expanding the stadium's seating capacity to 1,400 with new, elevated bleachers. Other improvements include the installation of a new sound system and a new 48-foot, climate-controlled press box that will accommodate 24 people.

Newport rower second at world championship

Julia Baumel, representing Newport Rowing Club, took second place in her division in the Indoor Rowing World Championship on Sunday in Boston.

Participants rowed the equivalent of 2,000 meters on indoor rowing machines. Baumel finished with a time of 7:25.8 to place second among U23 Lightweight Women. Baumel, a high school senior from Pennsylvania, will row at Harvard.

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Sports dispatches Feb. 20

The NABO welterweight title and a top 10 ranking in the World Boxing Organization are on the line when Philadelphia native Ray Robinson takes on Aslanbek Kozaev in the co-feature at Dover Downs on